050  
FNCA52 TJSJ 160844  
FWFSJU  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PUERTO RICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ONCE AGAIN, DAYTIME RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE  
THRESHOLDS CRITERIA. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND  
RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND 18 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH AND  
SEA BREEZE VARIATIONS. THE RISK IS LOW TODAY, BUT WE ENCOURAGE  
PEOPLE TO STAY INFORMED.  
 
PRZ014-170845-  
SOUTHEAST COASTAL PLAINS-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+3) 69 (-3) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-9) 90 (-2) 43  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 G21 NE 12 E 21 G28  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 G21 NE 12 E 21 G28  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4340 5270  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 15 E 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 56420 100130  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ015-170845-  
SOUTHERN HILLS-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+4) 66 (-4) 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-11) 93 (-1) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 NE 12 E 17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 NE 12 E 17  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4590 5430  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 E 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45900 103170  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 3 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ016-170845-  
NORTH COASTAL PLAINS-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 10 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+1) 69 (-1) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-5) 97 (-1) 63  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 17 G19 E 14 E 21 G23  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 17 G19 E 14 E 21 G23  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4250 4910  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46750 98200  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ017-170845-  
NORTHERN HILLS-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 67 (-1) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-2) 98 (+1) 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 13 E 12 E 18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 13 E 12 E 18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4470 5220  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 E 21  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35760 93960  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ018-170845-  
WEST COAST-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+1) 67 (-4) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-6) 98 (+3) 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 E 13 E 16 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 E 13 E 16 G18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4070 4750  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 E 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 32560 66500  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ019-170845-  
EASTERN INTERIOR-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 70  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+3) 67 (-3) 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-9) 95 (-3) 65  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 13 E 12 E 18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 13 E 12 E 18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4730 5100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 E 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 56760 96900  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 3 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ022-170845-  
LUQUILLO MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 70  
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+3) 66 (-3) 80  
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-8) 98 (-2) 70  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 E 10 E 16 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 E 10 E 16 G18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3680 4230  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 16 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51520 84600  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ023-170845-  
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+5) 64 (-3) 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-8) 97 (0) 63  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 8 E 10 E 12  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 8 E 10 E 12  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5070 5420  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 7 E 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30420 92140  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 2 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ024-170845-  
CAYEY MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 10 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+3) 66 (-3) 80  
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-9) 96 (-3) 72  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 NE 10 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 11 NE 10 E 16  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4340 4770  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52080 95400  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 3 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ025-170845-  
VIEQUES-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 10 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (0) 71 (-2) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-5) 95 (-2) 60  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 G18 E 16 G20 E 20 G24  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 G18 E 16 G20 E 20 G24  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3140 3720  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47100 78120  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ026-170845-  
CULEBRA-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 10 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+1) 73 (-2) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-7) 93 (-1) 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 G18 E 14 G19 E 19 G24  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 G18 E 14 G19 E 19 G24  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3220 3540  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48300 81420  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ027-170845-  
SOUTHWEST COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+3) 68 (-4) 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-7) 93 (0) 48  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 18 G23 E 11 E 23 G29  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 18 G23 E 11 E 23 G29  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4210 5580  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 16 E 21  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58940 100440  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 4 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VIZ001-170845-  
SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 72 (-3) 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-8) 97 (+4) 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 G20 E 17 G21 E 20 G25  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 G20 E 17 G21 E 20 G25  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3330 3510  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 15 E 28  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43290 84240  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VIZ002-170845-  
ST CROIX-  
444 AM AST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+1) 71 (-4) 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-6) 95 (+4) 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 G20 E 17 G21 E 20 G25  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 G20 E 17 G21 E 20 G25  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3980 4230  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 22 E 30  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 75620 109980  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 

 
 
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